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65% Critic Match
The Holly and the Ivy
“A LOVE STORY OF RARE QUALITY flavored with delightful characterizations and priceless humor.”
6.5 / 10• 1952• 1h 23m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
Cast & Crew
Ralph Richardson
Reverend Martin Gregory
Lead
Celia Johnson
Jenny Gregory
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Gregory
Denholm Elliott
Michael Gregory
John Gregson
David Paterson
Hugh Williams
Richard Wyndham
Margaret Halstan
Aunt Lydia
Maureen Delaney
Aunt Bridget
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George More O'Ferrall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Holly and the Ivy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
